Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 5, 1 May 2005 — A military first [ARTICLE]

A military first

In March, Elizabeth Kapua Kenui heeame the only second woman - and the first of Hawaiian ancestry - to achieve the rank of sergeant major in the Hawai'i Army National Guard. Kenui, who has served in the National Guard for 23 years, has also assumed the responsibilities of the Hawai'i Guard's G1 Operations, whieh is the Army's equivalent of a human resources division. "It took dedication to obtain this rank, but it's a really good feeling," Kenui said. "I hope my promotion ean serve as an inspiration for women and Hawaiians." Kenui lives in the Nānākuli Hawaiian Homestead community with her husband, Lanee, and two of their three children. She is one of seven keiki of Anthony and Joe-Ann Sang. Her father is the president of the State Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations.